Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2014 Painted Lady 1 Adult Thornbarrow Hill Witherslack SD435834 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Bradley
9 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Clifton Cross Clifton NY528277 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
9 Jul 2014 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Mitchell Holme Askham NY524259 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
9 Jul 2014 Ringlet 6 Adult Yanwooth Wood Askham NY521254 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Nectaring on Buttercups
9 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 8 Adult Head of Bright Beck, Langdale Pikes Chapel Stile NY279083 VC69 Westmorland Emma Whitfield At 680m elevation, 15mph north wind but sunny periods. Visible (...) 951.jpeg
9 Jul 2014 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Thunacar Knott, Langdale Pikes Chapel Stile NY279080 VC69 Westmorland Emma Whitfield At 720m, wind northerly 15mph , sunny periods
9 Jul 2014 Comma 1 Adult Bankfield Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunning itself on stone slab in morning sunshine.
9 Jul 2014 Green-veined White 2 Adult Brockhole Garden Windermere NY387008 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny intervals. Masses of Greater Birds-foot trefoil, so (...)
9 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Brockhole Garden Windermere NY387008 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approximate number. Sunny intervals. Masses of Greater (...)
9 Jul 2014 Common Blue 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick First this year
9 Jul 2014 Large Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 Meadow Brown 30 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 Ringlet 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 Small Skipper 15 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
9 Jul 2014 High Brown Fritillary 1 Adult Rawson's Wood Witherslack SD461860 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Unidentified HBF/DGF 7

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